Evenings Out

After enjoying an unusually long run of being home most evenings, I have hit a run of "evenings out." There are advantages to both of course, although I somewhat prefer to have them mixed together a bit more.

The good news is that the rain prevents me from doing the type of yard work that has occupied my evenings during the last month. Of course, one reason why the yard work was so urgent was because we knew the rain was coming.

The bad news is that I am not getting my inside projects done. This includes working on the piano which is in pieces, putting-up garden produce, and various and sundry chores. I have managed to squeeze in 15 minutes on the piano project a couple of mornings before I went to work, but now I'm to the "putting the keys back in place" step, which includes cleaning them up as I go. It will take quite a few 15 minute periods to do this if I can't work in longer time frames.

The good news is that I have the opportunity to visit with friends. Monday night was nothing momentous, just a board meeting. Tuesday night I went for a delightful tea at the home of a beloved friend. She taught the Bible study I attended last fall/winter/spring, and we enjoyed a couple hours of sweet fellowship and getting caught-up on stuff.

Last night I taught Bible study time for an Awana group. They are studying the book of Romans this year, and I was the "kick-off" guest speaker. Do you have any idea how many topics there are in Romans?!? It took me a lot of study and praying to select just one. In the end I selected "Romans: A Book of Truth" and talked about how important it is to learn truth and avoid listening to lies. As a bonus, there were several friends who are Awana leaders at the church, and I took advantage of my trip to briefly catch-up with them after Awana was over.

Tonight I go out to dinner with a new co-worker who wants to get better acquainted. She moved-up from California a couple of months ago, and I'm looking forward to the opportunity to get to know her better.